Belgian Congo (Noun)
Meaning
A republic in central Africa; achieved independence from Belgium in 1960.
Classification
Nouns denoting spatial position.
Examples
- The region that is now the Democratic Republic of Congo was once known as the Belgian Congo.
- King Leopold's II's exploitation of the Belgian Congo led to widespread human rights abuses and death of millions of locals.
- The African country of Congo was known as the Belgian Congo when it was ruled by Belgium from the 1880s until its independence in 1960.
- Congolese independence activists struggled to end the reign of Belgium over the Belgian Congo.
- Exposure of atrocities committed by colonizers in the Belgian Congo pushed for greater investigations of European colonial rule throughout Africa.